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Frank Taylor
Personal information
Full name Frank Edward Taylor
Date of birth (1901-07-16)16 July 1901
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Date of death 1973 (aged 71–72)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 Sunbeam Motors
1921–1922 Port Vale 0 (0)
1922–1923 Sunbeam Motors
1923–1936 Newport County 34 (12)
1926–1928 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 61 (21)
1928–1929 Gillingham 29 (8)
1929–19?? Shrewsbury Town
Total 124 (41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Edward Taylor (16 July 1901 – 1973) was an English professional footballer of the 1920s.

Career

Born in Wolverhampton, he played at inside forward. He played non-League football for Sunbeam Motors and was briefly on the books at Port Vale. He joined Newport County for three years in 1923. He joined Gillingham from Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1928. He made 29 appearances for the club in the Football League, scoring eight goals. He later played for Shrewsbury Town in the Birmingham & District League.

Career statistics

Source:

Club Division Season League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale Second Division 1921–22 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newport County Third Division South 1923–24 2 0 0 0 2 0
Third Division South 1924–25 19 11 0 0 19 11
Third Division South 1925–26 13 1 2 1 15 2
Total 34 12 2 1 36 13
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Third Division South 1926–27 27 11 5 3 32 14
Third Division South 1927–28 34 10 4 2 38 12
Total 61 21 9 5 70 26
Gillingham Third Division South 1928–29 29 8 2 0 31 8
Career total 124 41 13 6 137 47

References

  1. "Football's advent. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  2. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 30. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  3. Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 126. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
  4. Frank Taylor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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